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The Shanghai Cooperation Organization develops efficient collaboration despite COVID-19 tough conditions
On November 30, 2020, the Council of Heads of Government (Prime Ministers) of the SCO member states held a videoconference meeting. SCO Secretary General Vladimir Norov in his speech stressed that despite tough conditions of the coronavirus pandemic, organization members could continue the course to strengthen trade, economic and humanitarian relations by the SCO […]
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Kiev’s silence on Hagia Sophia transformation may symbolize another Ukraine Orthodox crisis
On July 26, the St. Michael Square in Kiev hosted a mass prayer. The service that gathered over 1000 Christians in the St. Michael’s Golden Domed Monastery, was marked with a severe criticism of Metropolitan Epiphanius of Kiev and All Ukraine. The Metropolitan was blamed for having no reaction over Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s […]
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U.S. military officials are interested in further presence in Afghanistan due to luring contracts
Despite the recent Trump’s call to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan, Pentagon and CIA are interested in further presence in the Islamic Republic. One of the pillars to hold U.S. military in the region is the financial benefits from luring government contracts aimed at financial support of Afghanistan. For almost over 2 decades Washington has […]
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USAID increases its presence in Central Asia amid the COVID-19 pandemic to foster its influence
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is increasing investments and support of the economy and social sphere in Uzbekistan through various economic, trade, healthcare and social projects. Only for the year of 2019 USAID invested over $10 million in Uzbekistan’s private sector for establishment of new orchards, installation of water saving technologies marketing, and branding to meet […]
